Fort William

Hiking

This area—especially around Glen Nevis, Glencoe, and Ben Nevis—is popular with hikers; however, routes are not well-marked, so contact the Fort William tourist information center before you go. The center will provide you with route advice based on your interests, level of fitness, and hiking experience. Ben Nevis. This is a large and dangerous mountain, where snow can fall on the summit plateau any time of the year. Several excellent guides are available locally; they should be consulted for high-altitude routes.

Glen Nevis. For a walk in Glen Nevis, drive north from Fort William on the A82 toward Fort Augustus. On the outskirts of town, just before the bridge over the River Nevis, turn right up the unclassified road signposted Glen Nevis. Drive about 6 mi, crossing the River Nevis over the bridge at Achriabhach (Lower Falls). Park at a parking lot about 2½ mi from the bridge. Starting here, a footpath leads to waterfalls and a steel-cable bridge (1 mi), and then to Steall, a ruined croft beside a boulder-strewn stream (a good picnic place). You can continue up the glen for some distance without danger of becoming lost, so long as you stay on the path and keep the river to your right. Watch your step going through the tree-lined gorge. The return route is back the way you came.

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